Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 26.7
The China-India
boundary dispute.
Figure 26.8
The Saudi
Arabian-Yemen boundary
dispute.
ever agreed east of the Taif line. Here the border
region is sparsely populated, gravelly or sandy
desert. Neither party seems ready to compromise,
not least because of the discovery of large oil
deposits, especially in the central section.
A complex series of claims have been made in
the contested region since the early years of the
century. They are all straight lines although tribal
allegiances to Saudi Arabia or Yemen are allegedly
the basis of the claims. Figure 26.8 shows the
